Trial of Efficacy and Safety of MC0518 Versus Best Available Therapy in Participants With Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft Versus Host Disease

Last updated: January 26, 2026
Sponsor: medac GmbH
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

N/A

Treatment

MC0518

BAT

Clinical Study ID

NCT06075706
MC-MSC.2/aGvHD
2023-503952-28-00
  • Ages 28-17
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The purpose of this trial is the comparative evaluation of overall response rate (ORR) in paediatric participants with steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease (SR-aGvHD) at Visit Day 28 after treatment with MC0518 or first used best available therapy (BAT).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Participant had a previous allogeneic HSCT as indicated for non-malignant (includinginborn errors of metabolism, primary immunodeficiencies, haemoglobinopathies, andbone marrow failure syndromes) or hematological malignant disease or neuroblastoma.

  2. Participant has been clinically diagnosed with Grade II to IV aGvHD according toHarris et al. A biopsy of the involved organs with aGvHD is encouraged but notrequired.

  3. Participant has experienced failure of previous first-line aGvHD treatment (that is,SR-aGvHD), defined as:

  • aGvHD progression within 3 to 5 days of therapy onset with >=2 milligram perkilogram per day (mg/kg/day) of prednisone equivalent or

  • failure to improve within 5 to 7 days of treatment initiation with >=2mg/kg/day of prednisone equivalent or

  • incomplete response after greater than (>) 28 days of immunosuppressivetreatment including at least 5 days with >=2 mg/kg/day of prednisoneequivalent.

  1. Male or female participant who is >=28 days and <18 years of age and has a minimumbody weight of 3.2 kilograms (kg) at the Screening Visit.

  2. Participant has an estimated life expectancy of >28 days.

  3. Participant, if female and of childbearing potential, agrees to use a highlyeffective contraceptive measure starting at the Screening Visit and continuingthroughout the entire trial period.

  4. Participant, if a fertile male, agrees to sexual abstinence or to use a condomduring sexual activity with their female partner of childbearing potential orpregnant partner. Additionally, if their partner is a woman of childbearingpotential (WOCBP), then their partner must use an additional highly effectivecontraceptive method during sexual activity starting at the Screening Visit andcontinuing throughout the entire trial period.

  5. A written informed consent of the participant's parent(s) / legal guardian(s) (andparticipant's assent, when applicable) has been obtained according to nationalregulations.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Participant has overt relapse or progression or persistence of the underlyingdisease.

  2. Participant has received the last HSCT for a solid tumor disease other thanneuroblastoma.

  3. Participant has graft-versus-host disease overlap syndrome.

  4. Participant has received systemic first-line treatment for aGvHD other than steroidsand a prophylaxis with other than calcineurin inhibitors, mammalian target ofrapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors, anti-thymocyte globulin, mycophenolate mofetil,methotrexate, abatacept, or cyclophosphamide. Note: In vitro or in vivo graftmanipulation to prevent graft-versus-host disease (example, T-cell depletion) duringHSCT is permitted. Restart of initial prophylaxis with calcineurin inhibitors,mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors, or mycophenolate mofetil after aGvHD onsetis permitted.

  5. Participant has received prior mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) treatment, includingMC0518/Obnitix®.

  6. Participant has a known pregnancy (as confirmed by a positive pregnancy test resultat the Screening Visit) and / or is breastfeeding.

  7. Participant has a known hypersensitivity to MC0518 and / or its excipients (dimethylsulfoxide, human serum albumin, isotonic sodium chloride solution).

  8. Participant has a known hypersensitivity or any contraindication to theInvestigator's choice BAT (extracorporeal photopheresis, anti thymocyte globulin,etanercept, infliximab, or ruxolitinib) and / or its excipients. For a list ofexcipients please refer to the respective Summary of Product Characteristics.

  9. Participant has an underlying or current medical or psychiatric condition that, inthe opinion of the Investigator, would interfere with the evaluation of theparticipant.

  10. Participant has an uncontrolled infection (examples, sepsis or multi-organ failure)including significant bacterial, fungal, viral, or parasitic infection requiringtreatment.

  11. Participant has received treatment with any other investigational agent within 30days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before the Screening Visit.

Study Design

Total Participants: 48
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: MC0518
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
November 13, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
June 30, 2031

Connect with a study center

  • CHU de Bordeaux - Hopital des Enfants

    Bordeaux, 33000
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU de Bordeaux - Hopital des Enfants

    Bordeaux 3031582, 33000
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU Grenoble Alpes - Hopital Couple Enfant (HCE)

    La Tronche, 38700
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU Grenoble Alpes - Hopital Couple Enfant (HCE)

    La Tronche 3006131, 38700
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille CHU Lille - Hopital Jeanne de Flandre HJF

    Lille, 59037
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille CHU Lille - Hopital Jeanne de Flandre HJF

    Lille 2998324, 59037
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut d'Hematologie et d'Oncologie Pediatrique (IHOPe)

    Lyon, 69373
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut d'Hematologie et d'Oncologie Pediatrique (IHOPe)

    Lyon 2996944, 69373
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU de Marseille-Hopital de la Timone

    Marseille, 13385
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU de Marseille-Hopital de la Timone

    Marseille 2995469, 13385
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire (CHRU) Montpellier - hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve

    Montpellier, 34295
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire (CHRU) Montpellier - hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve

    Montpellier 2992166, 34295
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU de Nantes - Hopital Mere Enfant

    Nantes 2990969, 44093
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU de Nantes - Hopital Mere Enfant

    Nantes Cedex 01, 44093
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hopital Robert Debre

    Paris, 75019
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hopital Robert Debre

    Paris 2988507, 75019
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU Rennes - Hopital Pontchaillou

    Rennes, 35000
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU de Rouen - Hopital Charles Nicolle

    Rouen, 73038
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU de Rouen - Hopital Charles Nicolle

    Rouen 2982652, 73038
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHRU de Strasbourg - Hopital de Hautepierre

    Strasbourg, 67000
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHRU de Strasbourg - Hopital de Hautepierre

    Strasbourg 2973783, 67000
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHRU Nancy, Hopitaux de Brabois

    Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, 54511
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHRU Nancy, Hopitaux de Brabois

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 2970797, 54511
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Klinik fur Kinder- und Jugendmedizin

    Aachen, 52074
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Klinik fur Kinder- und Jugendmedizin

    Aachen 3247449, 52074
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitatsklinikum Dusseldorf

    Dusseldorf, 40225
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Essen

    Essen, 45147
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Essen

    Essen 2928810, 45147
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe

    Frankfurt, 60596
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe

    Frankfurt 2925536, 60596
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg - Zentrum fuer Kinder- und Jugendmedizin (ZKJ)

    Freiburg, 79106
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg - Zentrum fuer Kinder- und Jugendmedizin (ZKJ)

    Freiburg im Breisgau 2925177, 79106
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Justus-Liebig-Universitaet Giessen

    Giessen, 35392
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Justus-Liebig-Universitaet Giessen

    Giessen 2920512, 35392
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover MHH

    Hannover, 30625
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover MHH

    Hanover 2910831, 30625
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Department of Pediatrics, Jena University Hospital

    Jena, 7747
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Department of Pediatrics, Jena University Hospital

    Jena 2895044, 7747
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig - Abteilung fuer Paediatrische Onkologie, Haematologie und Haemostaseologie

    Leipzig, 4103
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig - Abteilung fuer Paediatrische Onkologie, Haematologie und Haemostaseologie

    Leipzig 2879139, 4103
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Muenster (UKM) - Klinik fuer Kinder- und Jugendmedizin - Paediatrische Haematologie und Onkologie

    Muenster, 48129
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Muenster (UKM) - Klinik fuer Kinder- und Jugendmedizin - Paediatrische Haematologie und Onkologie

    Münster 2867543, 48129
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico S.Orsola Malpighi

    Bologna, 40138
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico S.Orsola Malpighi

    Bologna 3181928, 40138
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Pediatric Clinic Onco Hematology San Gerardo Hospital

    Monza, 20052
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Pediatric Clinic Onco Hematology San Gerardo Hospital

    Monza 3172629, 20052
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • U.O.C. Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo

    Pavia, 27100
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • U.O.C. Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo

    Pavia 3171366, 27100
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Hematology and Cellular Therapy Ospedale Bambino Gesu

    Rome, 165
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Hematology and Cellular Therapy Ospedale Bambino Gesu

    Rome 3169070, 165
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • A.O.U. Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita

    Turin, 10126
    Italy

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  • A.O.U. Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita

    Turin 3165524, 10126
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and BMT, Wroclaw Medical University

    Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie 50-556
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and BMT, Wroclaw Medical University

    Wroclaw 3081368, Lower Silesian Voivodeship 3337492 50-556
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Dzieciecy Szpital Kliniczny im. A.Gebali w Lublinie

    Lublin, 20-093
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Dzieciecy Szpital Kliniczny im. A.Gebali w Lublinie

    Lublin 765876, 20-093
    Poland

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  • Szpital Kliniczny im. Karola Jonschera UM

    Poznan, 60-572
    Poland

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  • Szpital Kliniczny im. Karola Jonschera UM

    Poznan 3088171, 60-572
    Poland

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  • Clinica Universitaria de Navarra

    Pamplona, Navarra 31008
    Spain

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  • Clinica Universitaria de Navarra

    Pamplona 3114472, Navarre 3115609 31008
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona (HSJDB)

    Barcelona, 8950
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Vall dHebron

    Barcelona, 8035
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona (HSJDB)

    Barcelona 3128760, 8950
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Vall dHebron

    Barcelona 3128760, 8035
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Infantil Universitario La Paz

    Madrid, 28046
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Niño Jesus

    Madrid, 28009
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Infantil Universitario La Paz

    Madrid 3117735, 28046
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Niño Jesus

    Madrid 3117735, 28009
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Instituto de Investigacion Biomedica de Malaga IBIMA - sede Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga HRUM Hospital Carlos Haya

    Malaga, 29011
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Instituto Murciano de Investigacion Biosanitaria (IMIB) Virgen de la Arrixaca

    Murcia, 30120
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Instituto Murciano de Investigacion Biosanitaria (IMIB) Virgen de la Arrixaca

    Murcia 2513416, 30120
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Instituto de Investigacion Biomedica de Malaga IBIMA - sede Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga HRUM Hospital Carlos Haya

    Málaga 2514256, 29011
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitari I politecnic La Fe Jose

    Valencia, 46026
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitari I politecnic La Fe Jose

    Valencia 2509954, 46026
    Spain

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